diff --git a/elements/openstack-db/README.md b/elements/openstack-db/README.md
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+Installs all openstack sql databases on a single server,
+for the purpose of building a bootstrap image.
diff --git a/elements/openstack-db/element-deps b/elements/openstack-db/element-deps
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+os-svc-install
+keystone-config
diff --git a/elements/openstack-db/first-boot.d/50-openstack-db b/elements/openstack-db/first-boot.d/50-openstack-db
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu
+
+# TODO: make this easily configurable
+db_pass=stackdb
+
+service mysql restart
+
+create-os-db keystone keystone $db_pass
+keystone-manage db_sync
+
+create-os-db cinder cinder $db_pass
+cinder-manage db sync
+
+create-os-db nova nova $db_pass
+nova-manage db sync
+
+create-os-db nova_bm nova $db_pass
+nova-baremetal-manage db sync
+
+create-os-db glance glance $db_pass
+glance-manage db_sync
+
+create-os-db ovs_quantum quantum $db_pass
+
diff --git a/elements/openstack-db/install.d/50-openstack-db b/elements/openstack-db/install.d/50-openstack-db
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu
+
+install-packages mysql-server python-mysqldb
+sed -i 's/127.0.0.1/0.0.0.0/g' /etc/mysql/my.cnf
+
+os-svc-install -u keystone -r https://github.com/openstack/keystone.git
+os-svc-install -u cinder   -r https://github.com/openstack/cinder.git
+os-svc-install -u nova     -r https://github.com/openstack/nova.git
+os-svc-install -u glance   -r https://github.com/openstack/glance.git
+os-svc-install -u quantum  -r https://github.com/openstack/quantum.git